Important Online Class Information

You’re signed up for an online class. We have some important information you need prior to your class start date.

Below is information for you to read before your training event. This information will help you make the most out of your class experience. Please review and confirm you understand the information.

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Online Class Labs

Your lab setup will take 1-2 hours to complete and MUST be done prior to your class.
If you are installing on your work machine, you may need IT assistance (ex. for permissions), so allow extra time.
Lab setup instructions are in your Class Welcome Email.
You will need an AMD Xilinx username (How to get a username)
You will need Vivado 2021.1 installed on your system. The labs in this course are not compatible with other versions of the tool. (Get Vivado 2021.1)
BLT has online office hours every Thursday afternoon from 2pm - 4pm ET to help you with your lab setup. You are welcome to join any office hours prior to your class. The zoom link for the office hours is at the bottom of your Class Welcome Email.

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Class Materials

BLT will provide a PDF course book and a PDF lab book (two total books) to you via email prior to class. Check your Class Welcome Email and make sure you received your PDFs.
Contact us if you need us to resend the PDFs.
The PDFs are for your use only and may not be shared.

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Online Classroom Policies

BLT uses Zoom Webinar as the platform for this class. You will receive the Zoom link directly from Zoom after payment is received. This is separate from the Class Welcome Email you received. Let us know if you don't receive it.
Your instructor will use their video/camera at during the training. For a better learning experience, our instructors recommend having your camera on during the class. For maximum participation, each student should have a working microphone.
BLT will be recording this session, however, we do not provide students with the recordings. We use the recordings for internal training purposes only.
Students may not use recording devices during the training.
Students also have the option of calling into the meeting using your phone for audio connection.

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Participation / Engagement

Students’ active participation throughout contributes to a better learning experience. Everyone is encouraged to ask questions.
To best serve our online students, BLT requests that all attendees join with their name followed by their company name. Example: Name - Company
You will be initially muted to minimize noise and distortion; however, everyone is encouraged to unmute at any time to ask questions.
You can also use the “raised hand” feature to indicate you have a question and are waiting to be recognized by the instructor.
Or you can type your question(s) into the “chat” window and wait for the instructor to respond.
Zoom has additional features along with "Raise Hand." Please feel free to make use of these. (Ex. "Slow Down")

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Weather Policies

BLT takes the safety of our instructors seriously. In rare cases we may need to postpone your training due to severe weather (ex. a snowstorm).
If severe weather is a possibility or expected, BLT may request the best way to contact you prior to your class in case we need to postpone.

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Expert tidbits

I liked the expert tidbits my instructor threw in to keep in mind when working on projects in the future regarding best practices. I also appreciated the questions the more experienced students asked, and how he was knowledgeable in order to address them.

– Student from Designing with VHDL

My instructor took time

My instructor took time during some of the breaks to look up and distribute information about questions that he didn’t happen to know direct answers to, and I always appreciate when instructors take the time to do that.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 3

Labs were great

The labs were great and really reinforced the topics.

– Student from Designing with Versal AI Engine 1: Architecture and Design Flow

All in all a great experience

Tom was a great instructor, very knowledgeable and polite throughout the course. All in all a great experience.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 2

I gained a lot of information

The class was pretty great and I gained a lot of information from it that I will certainly be applying at my job going forward!!

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

My instructor was very capable

My instructor was very capable of answering any of my questions even when they were an extension of the material being presented. If he wasn’t sure of an answer, he made sure to verify his thoughts before answering my question

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

One of the best experiences for AMD Xilinx training that I’ve had

Bill was a great instructor and answered all of our questions. He went above and beyond to make this course a great experience. If/When I use BLT for Xilinx training in the future I will be on the lookout to see if he’s leading the lecture. One of the best experiences for AMD Xilinx training that I’ve had.

– Student from Designing with VHDL

Thanks for a great class!

I have attended a bunch of training courses over the years. This one was definitely one of the best I have attended. Erich did a great job, and the material is very well done. Thanks for a great class!

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

My instructor was very professional

My instructor was very professional and answered all of my questions thoroughly. I enjoyed hearing about his professional experience with certain aspects of the course / labs as we went through the course.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

They had answers for just about every question

Erich and Nathaniel were great, they had answers for just about every question/issue and linked relevant Xilinx/Vivado user manuals for further explanation/documentation.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 2

Impressed with the effort

Glenn is a good instructor – I’m impressed with the effort he put into the presentation.
I hope I didn’t annoy him with too many questions.

– Student from Designing with Versal AI Engine 3: Kernel Programming and Optimization

I would endorse him to teach a friend

Cole was a fantastic instructor and was very proactive in answering any questions that came up. I would endorse him to teach if a friend had to learn from this course.

– Student from Designing with Verilog

College course fit into 3 days

The instructor certainly knew the material and could explain the concepts as well as answer questions. Even the instructor said that this is a college course fit into 3 days.

– Student from Designing with VDHL

This one was definitely one of the best

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

I had a wonderful instructor

I had a wonderful instructor. His pacing throughout the course was good and made sure to allow for student questions and have conversations about related topics and experiences. I think the atmosphere was great for everyone to both learn and to share experiences, tips, and tricks about using the tool and the features discussed throughout the course.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 3

Can quickly and concisely answer technical questions

I really like the expertise of the presenters and that they can quickly and concisely answer technical questions, Tom did great!

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 3

Knowledgeable instructor

Elie was a knowledgeable instructor, and did a really good job of making sure students were comfortable interrupting for questions. He answered questions well and communicated very clearly.

– Student from Designing with VHDL

Elie was an exceptional instructor

Elie was an exceptional instructor, and I would welcome the opportunity to take another class from him and BLT in the future.

– Student from Designing with Verilog

Erich was engaging

Erich was engaging and had good pacing during the course. Although the course was all day for 3 days I didn’t feel exhausted at the end of sessions.

– Student from Vivado Boot Camp for the FPGA User Phase 1

A lot of insights beyond the course

Glenn was a great instructor and provided us with a lot of insights beyond the course material

– Student from Embedded Design with PetaLinux Tools

The instructor was excellent

The instructor for this class, Glenn, was excellent. He presented the material with great examples and encouraged students to ask questions at any point in the course. Whenever there was a question he could not answer, he mentioned that he would bring it to his colleagues for answers, and after we came back from lunch, he had the answer.

– Student from Embedded Design with PetaLinux Tools